Pharmaceutics is a science of delivering Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient or Biologically Active Compound in a suitable dosage form with relation to targeted optimum delivery, disposition, including safe and efficient clinical response. The Department plays a major role in all the core area in Pharmaceutical industry from pre-formulation pilot studies, scale-up and manufacture, evaluation, labelling and packaging etc., till the entry of new chemical entity by reaching the product successfully into the market for the patient in the healthcare system. An understanding of Pharmaceutics allows scientists to convert a potential drug into an effective medicine that can be administered to patients in a safe and convenient manner.

The objectives of the department are designed to understand the basic principles involved in the formulation and development of solid dosage forms, liquid dosage forms, semisolid dosage forms, disperse systems, novel drug delivery systems and cosmetic technology, dose calculations and dispensing methodology of various dosage forms, development of different dosage forms with reference to I.P, B.P and USP standards and in accordance with CGMP, USFDA, TGA and ICH guidelines, pilot plant scale-up techniques and validation. The subject areas of pharmaceutics include Pharmaceutical Technology, Physical Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics, Industrial Pharmacy and Drug Delivery Systems for professional Diploma & undergraduate students.